Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is definitely considering the scenario of a Russian attack on the Baltic states and must be prepared for it, says Russian opposition politician, economist, former deputy minister of energy Vladimirs Milovs in an interview with TV24.
“There is an important point in connection with this – do not panic, but look at where his weak points are. For example, what you mentioned, various experts have said many times, including me, that Putin has a problem – he has a large deficit of human resources. I think you have seen the news that they have a sharp decrease in military conscription. As funny as it may seem, Russia does not have as many people as it seems. Yes, the population is over 140 million people, but the large to a large extent, they are women. There are less than 8 million men between the ages of 20 and 30. They are still needed in the economy. If they are all sent to the front, for example, Putin will have no other option but to withdraw troops from Ukraine. there is nowhere to take the soldiers. This means that a big gap in Russia’s defense would open up. They could strike back and take back part of the territory,” says the expert.
Instead, according to V. Milov, Putin, who has mastered many techniques of hybrid warfare – terrorist attacks, sabotage, sending in terrorist groups, cutting off communications, blowing up strategic objects – could turn to this type of activity in neighboring countries. “I think it is important to look coldly at Putin’s vulnerabilities and weaknesses. This is the main lesson from the past four years. Ukraine sees these vulnerabilities well, and that is why it manages to resist the aggression of a superior army. Ukraine successfully resists, repels this aggression, because Ukraine hits Putin’s weak spots, which are many. Ukraine does not say – we have been resisting for several years, but the war continues anyway, so what? Nothing, let’s continue to resist, we need to look for weak spots, there are such. Among them, if Putin decides on some new aggression, for example, against the Baltic states, they will have something to answer with and we need to focus on that,” urges Russian oppositionist V. Milov.
